Corn cutter and shocker.



No. 813,851. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906. E. & H. S. BERRY. CORN GUTTER AND SHOGKER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1s. 1905.

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No. 813,851. PATEN'TED FEB. 27, 1906.

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CORN CUTTER AND SHOGKRR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1905.

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CORN CUTTER AND SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27', 1906.

Application filed May 18, 1905. Serial No. 261,014.

To (LZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, ELMER BERRY and HOMER S. BERRY, citizens of the United States, residing at Hebron, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Corn Outters and Shockers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement in corn cutters and shockers and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed. I

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with the elevator broken away on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail ofthe cradle and turn-table, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the clutch-operating mechanism.

1n the practical application of our invention we provide a frame A, comprising the longitudinal sills (L, (L (L2, and (L3 and the transverse sills (L1(L5. Upright supports (L6 (L7 are secured to the frame adjacent to the longitudinal sills (L2, and horizontal bars (L8 (L9 are secured to the free ends of the upright supports. Shafts (L10 and (L11 are journaled in the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the upright supports, and sprocket-wheels (L12, secured to the shafts, support and drive lug-chains (L13. Shafts (L14 (L15 are j ournaled in the ends of the bars (L8 (L9 and are provided with sprocketwheels (L16 for supporting and driving lugchains (L17.

Dividing-boards (L18 (L19 are secured to the front of the frame adjacent to the upright supports, and vertical shafts (L2o (L21 are journaled in the inner ends of the dividing-boards and are provided with beveled gears (L23 at their lower ends for engaging with the bevelgears (L22 on a counter-shaft (L21, j ournaledin the longitudinal bars and provided with a sprocket-wheel (L25 for a purpose hereinafter described. Braces (L26 extend from the free ends of the dividing-boards'inwardly and upwardly and are provided with journals engaging the vertical shafts (L20 (L21 and with sprocket-wheels (L27 near their junction with the dividing-boards. Lug-chains (L28 are supported on sprocket-wheels (L27 and upon sprocket-wheels (L29, secured to the vertical shafts. Braces (L30 (L31, journaled on the vertical shafts and extending backward therefrom, are provided with sprocket-wheels (L32 (L33 on their free ends for supporting lugchains (L31 (L35 and are secured to the upper inwardlyextending brace by the depending lugs (L36. A grain-board (L37, secured to the outer end of the outer dividing-board, extends upwardly and inwardly for supporting the upper part of the stalk.

A sickle-bar (L38 is slidably mounted in brackets on the dividing-boards at its junction with the frame and is reciprocated by a pitman (L39, ournaled on a wrist-pin (LA10 on a sprocket-wheel (L41, secured to a stud-shaft (L42, ournaled in the transverse sill (LL1 and provided at its free end with a bevel-gear (L43, meshing with a bevel-gear (L11on the countershaft before mentioned. The shaft (L10 in the lower end of the supports is extended therebeyond and bears a pulley (L15, driven by a belt (L46 from the pulley (L41. The shaft (L11 in the upper end of the supports is extended therebeyond and is provided with a pinion (L47, meshing with a pinion @L18 on the end of the shaft (L11, journaled in the horizontal bars.

A trough B is supported on the frame immediately behind the junction of the dividing-boards and frame by braces b, arising from the frame and secured to the free edge of the trough. The trough B is of sheet metal, passes below and around the shaft in the lower end of the upright supports, upwardly behind these supports, over the shaft in the inner ends of the bars (L8 (L9, and outwardly between the lug-chains, forming a support for the loose blades of the stalks'as they are carried by the conveyer. A pin b is secured to the frame at the junction of the trough with the dividing-boards for engaging the butts of the stalks as they are carried toward the trough. The pin b is arranged at approximately the longitudinal center of the trough at the inner end of the opening and between the conveyers in such position that the butts of the stalks will engage with the pin on emerging from the conveyers, whereby the stalk is overturned into the trough. A cradle C, comprising curved brackets c and the semioircular sheet of metal c', secured thereto, is hinged to a turn-table c2 by the hinge c3. The turn-table c2 is mounted upon a carriage c1, provided with rollers c5, engaging a U-shaped recess c in the rails of the track c7, secured to the frame beneath the free ends of the horizontal bars (L8 (L9. An extension C8 of the track is hinged thereto and is provided at its free end with the brackets 09,

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` the pin c1 engaging a perforation in the frame and one of a series of perforations 017 in the bar.

A shield D is secured to the transverse sill at thel front of the machine and at the end of the track for preventing forward movement of the butts of the stalks when they are dropped into the cradle. A rain-wheel E, ljournaled on a rack-bar e, sliably mounted in a bracket e', secured to a longitudinal bar of the frame, is elevated and depressed by means of a pinion e2, journaled in a bracket on the frame and engaging the rack-bar, and actuated by a crank-arm e3, suitably journaled on the frame. A foot-board et, attached to the side and front of the frame,is provided for'the operator of the machine, and within convenient reaching distance of the foot-board a lever F, pivoted to the frame and provided with a locking-pawl for engaging a toothed quadrant f, is connected to a suitable clutchf on the counter-shaft before mentioned by a connecting-rodfz.

A bull-wheel G is journaled on an axle g, mounted in bearings go, movably supported in brackets g2, secured to the longitudinal bars a a2, and is provided with a sprocket-wheel g3 on one of its faces for imparting motion to the sprocket-wheel on the counter-shaft by means of a sprocket-chain g". The brackets g2 have a rectangular-shaped openino` provided with gear-teeth on one of its sides for engaging a pinion g, secured to the bearing of the bull-wheel, and the frame is adjusted with respect to the bull-wheel by means of a crank g5, provided with a bevelear g, meshing with a bevel-gear g?, secure to the inner face of the pinion.

A tongue H is provided at the front of the machine for drawing the saine, and to secure the cradle in proper position While loading we provide a hook I on the trackway, adapted to engage a staplei on one of the curved brackets.

In operation the dividing-boards pass on each side of the row of corn, and the stalks are out by the sickle-bar The conveyerchains on the grain-boards and the rearward extensions pass the stalks to the rear until the butts engage the pin. The stalks fall into the trough and are elevated by the lugchains to the top of the supports and onto the horizontal conveyer, which drops them into the cradle. When a sufficient number of stalks to form a shock have been dropped into the cradle, they are secured together, the hook is released, the shoe for supporting the rear end of the frame is dropped, and the carriage is run out upon the extension of the track. The cradleis then given a quarterturn to the right and is tilted to up-end the shock of corn.

It will be evident from the description that we provide a machine both simple and eflicient and of light draft. The machine is easily operated and not liable to get out of order. By cutting only one row of corn and elevating the corn over the bull-wheel we minimize the side draft. The shock being already tied when the cradle is tilted, it will remain in an upright position, and the waste of broken blades from frequent handling is avoided. The provision of the extension on the track permits the entire disengagement of a shock from the machine before it is up-ended, thus allowing a minimum height of elevator.

A rock-shaft (L47, journaled in bearings am on the front of the frame and provided with a hand-lever @50, is provided for tilting the machine with respect to the tongue, a forwardlyextending arm a being arranged on the rockshaft to engage with an eye @49 on the tongue, any suitable means being made use of to retain the hand-lever in its proper position.

The pin b is for the purpose of engaging the butts of the stalks as they are carried rearwardly by the conveyer to restrain the motion of the butts and allow the stalk to fall into the trough.

Having thus described our invention, whatA we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of a frame, dividing-boards on the IOO frame, a cutter between the dividing-boards,

lug-chain conveyers on the dividing-boards, a pin for engaging the butts of the stalks at the inner ends of the dividing-boards, a trough beyond the dividing-boards on the frame, upright supports secured to the frames, shafts journaled in the ends of the supports, lug-chain conveyers on the shafts, horizontal bars secured to the supports, shafts journaled in the ends of the bars, lug-chain conveyers on the shafts, a track on the frame and beneath the free'ends of the bars, a

4hinged extension on the track at the rear of the frame, brackets on the free ends of the hinged extension, caster-Wheels ournaled in the brackets, a carriage slidably mounted on the track, a turn-table on the carriage, a cradlehinged to the turn-table, a depressible shoe for supporting the rear end of the frame, a grain-wheel for supporting one side of the frame, means whereby the grain-wheel may be elevated and depressed, a bull-wheel for supporting the opposite side of the frame, means for elevating and depressing the frame ISO with respect to the bull-wheel, and connections between the bull-wheel, the cutter and the conveyers, whereby the motion of the bull-wheel will operate the cutter and conveyers.

2. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of a frame, dividing-boards on the frame, a cutter between the dividing-boards, lug-chain conveyers on the dividing-boards, a pin for engaging the butts of the stalk at the inner end of the dividing-boards, a trough behind the dividing-boards and on the frame, upright supports secured to the frame, shafts journaled in the ends of the supports, lugchain conveye'rs on the shafts, horizontal bars secured to the supports,-shafts j ournaled in the ends of the bars, lug-chain conveyers on the shafts, a track on the frame and beneath the Jfree ends of the bar, a hinged eX- tension on the track at the rear of the frame, means for supporting the free ends of the eX- tension, a carriage slidably mounted on the track, a turn-table on the carriage, a cradle hinged to the turn-table, means for supporting the frame and for actuating the cutter and conveyers, comprising a bull-Wheel journaled in the frame, means for elevating and depressing the frame with respect to the bullwheel, and connections between the bullwheel and the cutter and conveyers.

3. In a corn cutter and shocker, the coinbination of a frame, dividing-boards on the frame, cutting means between the dividingboards, conveying means on the dividingboards, means for engaging the butts of the stalks at the inner end of the dividingboards, a trough behind the dividing-boards for receiving the cut stalks, a track on the Jframe, a hinged extension on the track at the rear of the frame, means for supporting the ree ends of the hinged extension, a carriage slidably mounted on the track, a turn-table on the carriage, a cradle hinged to the turntable, means for conveying the cut stalks from the trough to the cradle, means for supporting the frame and for actuating the moving parts, comprising a bull-wheel journaled in the frame.

4. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of a frame, dividing-boards on the frame, means for cutting the corn, means for receiving the cut stalks, a track on the trame, and provided with a hinged extension, means for supporting the hinged extension, a carriage slidably mounted on the track, a turntable on the carriage, a cradle hinged to the turn-table, means for conveying the corn from the receiving means to the cradle, and means for supporting the frame and actuating the cutter and conveyer.

5. In a corn cutter and shocker the combination of the frame, a trackway on the frame, and provided with a hinged extension, means for supporting the extension, a carriage mounted on the trackway, a turn-table on the carriage, a cradle hinged to the turntable, means on the frame for cutting the corn, means for receiving the corn from the cutting means, and means for conveying the corn to the cradle.

6. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of the frame, a trackway on the frame, and provided with a hinged extension, means for supporting the extension, means for leveling the frame with respect to the eX- tension, a carriage mounted on the trackway, a turn-table on the carriage, a cradle hinged to the turn-table, means on the frame for cutting the corn, means for receiving the corn from the cutting means, and means for conveying the corn to the cradle.

7. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of the frame, a trackway on the frame, an extension hinged to the ends ofthe trackway, caster-wheels on the ends of the extension, means for leveling the frame with respect to the extension, a carriage mounted on the trackway, and a tilting cradle on the carriage.

8. In a corn cutter and shocker, the combination of a frame, a trackway on the frame, an extension hinged to the ends of the trackway, caster-wheels on the ends of the eXtension, means for leveling the frame with respect to the extension, and a tilting cradle slidably mounted on the trackway.

ELMER BERRY. HOMER S. BERRY.

Witnesses:

D. T. CRAwsHAW, MARY A. CRAWsHAw. 

